Green Wing and Free Agents star Stephen Mangan is to play the lead role in BBC4's adaptation of the late Douglas Adams Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency.
Mangan will be joined by Darren Boyd as his sidekick Richard MacDuff and Cold Feet and Friends actor Helen Baxendale, as MacDuff's girlfriend Susan.
Adapted by the Bafta-winning writer Howard Overman – who is also behind Misfits, Vexed and Merlin – Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency follows the exploits of Adams's chaotic character as he uses his unusual methods to solve crimes.
Mangan said: "I've been a fan of Douglas Adams ever since the Hitchhiker's radio series which I used to record as a child and listen to over and over again in my bedroom. It's such a thrill to now be playing one of his brilliant characters.
"Dirk is a chaotic, anarchic force of nature with a totally unique take on the world. He is described as 'lazy, untidy, dismissive and unreliable'. I've absolutely no idea why they thought I'd be right for the role."
The Dirk Gently books have formed the basis of a play and a BBC Radio 4 series but have never before been filmed for TV.
Adams's agent, Ed Victor, said: "For all the years I represented the late, great Douglas Adams, the most substantial frustration for both of us was that we couldn't get films made either of Hitchhiker or Dirk.
"Douglas once said, memorably, that 'getting a film made in Hollywood was like trying to cook a steak by having a bunch of people come into the room and breathe on it'. Well, we did eventually get a film made in Hollywood of Hitchhiker and, tragically, Douglas didn't live to see it. Nor will he see this adaptation of Dirk – but it's worth bearing in mind that Douglas always thought Dirk would make a better film than Hitchhiker and I feel sure that this new TV drama with a terrific script by Howard Overman will prove his point."
Shooting begins this week in Bristol on the 60-minute drama, which is being made by ITV Studios in association with the Welded Tandem Picture Company.
The Dirk Gently production is to be directed by Damon Thomas – who also directed BBC4 drama The First Men in the Moon – and will air early next year.
将那面宜家的小镜子摆在面前，看着自我感觉还不错的容颜和那条不知何时爬上额头的线问自己：你活成了自己喜欢的样子吗？
舞台更大了，特效也更精美了，不过剧情相比一的话更弱了一些，不过还是很好看的……
我看完都没明白那只狮子为啥有心魔……歌曲也算比较套路
p2『她们都老了吧，她们在哪里啊？』
森义仁从《恋之运》开始就很会把握细微的情感，moegara的剧本也加分。相比坂元裕二那脱离地表太久又太工于心计的《花束般的恋爱》，无论是从剧本还是导演我觉得本作都更胜一筹。
大体上，我活成了小时候还算期待和认可的模样
我真的看哭了，这就是看音乐动画喜剧片想看到的一切！Bono都来了！尤其是后半段，突然就音乐触击灵魂啊！
是一部让我欣喜若狂热泪盈眶又想狂安利别人又不想被别人发现的小众宝藏电影
其实有些画面没有看懂（大部分因为脸盲的缘故）但是就和女主说的那种 “如果都懂的话就不需要看了 而且就因为不懂才会印象深刻”太对了！
能顺畅愉快地看完，但和第一部比起来太普了，而且热门金曲会不会太多了点……
火烈鸟的群舞很棒啊，为啥不给灯？
火烈鸟的群舞很棒啊，为啥不给灯？
故事上有些瑕疵，但是完全不妨碍一边看一边被可爱到尖叫，一边看一边跟唱太棒了！！
歌单太豪华了，尤其是BONO加盟，演唱会高潮I still haven’t found what I’m looking for 献给追梦人的颂歌，五星好评👍霉霉和碧梨的歌配的情节太逗了哈哈哈，给我宝塔伦的大猩猩打电话（唱歌一如既往好听满天星喜欢
将那面宜家的小镜子摆在面前，看着自我感觉还不错的容颜和那条不知何时爬上额头的线问自己：你活成了自己喜欢的样子吗？
平民的欢乐不是源自好声音，而是源自战胜资本。
前一阵子刚看过《花束般的恋爱》，又看完本片，名字都有些矫情，但不得不为岛国的爱情电影再次点赞。40多岁的普通男人该如何回忆自己的前半生？其中两段尤为难忘：一是男主和女笔友请假开车出游；二是片尾男主在出租车里听到曾喜欢的男歌手的歌曲，望向路边的一幕幕人生闪回。人啊，或许还得靠着某些回忆，才能没那么难的活下去吧？希望你我都是“身体里有尚未成佛的词语”的人。如果能有中文插曲，《爱的代价》、《那些花儿》都是本片最好的注脚。
故事落了俗套，但有几个镜头很有趣，热门歌曲一首接一首可谓诚意满满了
整部片有種太讓人感覺到攝影機的意圖，覺得是netflix日片的通病，好像錢多了又不懂應用之感，但後段蒙太奇還是有被打中。
3.5的水平，整体观感还凑合，但不如第一部惊艳
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